New tech and ‘people, people, and more people’ on CBSA’s border wish list
Beefing up border security will require a ‘team effort’ with the RCMP and U.S. agencies in response to American tariff threats, says a CBSA VP.
‘They need more local resources’: greater co-ordination needed in wildfire response, Senate committee hears
While well below the 16 million hectares burned in the record-setting 2023 season, this year’s wildfire season was still the second-worst in terms of area burned since 1995.
Confederation sit-in cranks security concerns as MPs debate balance of right to protest with parliamentary privilege
‘Jews Say No to Genocide’ protest organizer Rachel Small says disruption was a ‘last resort’ after a year of outreach.
Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation
Despite the recent media debates, misrepresentations, and polarized demands for more or less regulation, C-21 is a critical step forward.
House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it would be ‘shocking’ if opposition parties prevented the feds from presenting bills to provide the RCMP and CBSA with more resources.
This country urgently needs a national fire administration
Fire chiefs know that Ottawa wants to get it right when it comes to the best model to pursue, but time’s up. A national fire administration would get these fire and life safety issues out of the federal government’s blind-spot, and on to the table. The only real cost is the cost of inaction.
Why Canada needs judicial remedies for oppressive administration of sentences
Bill S-230, stalled at third reading in the Red Chamber, offers a glimmer of hope for people like Joey Toutsaint.
As Canadian competitiveness falters, organized crime and the illegal cigarette businesses are flourishing
It is time for Canada to wake up to the fact that one of the fastest growing sectors of its economy is also one of the most dangerous.
Public Safety Canada’s dealing with natural and communication infrastructure disasters
For some years, the federal government has been paying multi-millions of dollars to AI firms for many projects with little transparency.
Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated
The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government accountability has resulted in ‘non-answers,’ says Senator Salma Ataullahjan.
